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French nationality takes years. Belong France keeps the count honest, from today to the day you can apply and through the wait after. Answer a few questions and it shows your real distance: which route applies, what you have met and what stands between you and a decision. YOUR ROUTE, CLEARLY Naturalisation by decree after five years of habitual residence, two after two years of French higher education, no minimum for recognised refugees and francophone nationals and a declaration for the spouse of a French citizen after four years of marriage Every requirement explained: habitual, stable residence with France as the centre of your interests, French at B2 oral and written, the examen civique, stable and sufficient resources and good conduct Each rule sourced: Code civil arts. 21-14-1 to 21-27, the loi of 26 January 2024, the arrêté of 10 October 2025, service-public.gouv.fr. Rules as of October 2026 STAGE ONE: THE LONG-TERM RESIDENT CARD The 10 year carte de résident de longue durée-UE after 5 years. The Path tab shows its requirements, with your years counted Add the day your permit ends: a countdown, the renewal window, the last day without the €180 late fee and a reminder in time A SECOND PERSON ON THE SAME IPHONE Add your partner, or another adult, and they get their own count: route, years, trips. A trip you took together is logged once and counted for both. Send the app to a friend from the You tab AFTER YOU APPLY Tell the app the day you filed and it follows the wait: days since filing against the 18 months the law gives the administration, 12 after ten years in France, ANEF one tap away. A reply window becomes a date ahead and an alert TRAIN FOR THE EXAMEN CIVIQUE 449 practice questions under the five themes of the official programme A full mock: the whole 40 question paper in 45 minutes, in the arrêté's shape, 11, 6, 11, 8 and 4. It can say would pass at 32, because it asked the whole paper Five a day with a reminder, theme drills, a mistakes deck and progress. In French like the sitting, English study line a tap away, whole app in either language How the exam is booked and five guides to read offline, each dated to the day its facts were checked THE PASSPORT AT THE END The real cover, with validity, the fee, where to apply and dual nationality, from service-public.gouv.fr. Add your name and photo. A line says the earliest you could apply TRACK WHAT MATTERS Log trips abroad, or plan one before you book. French law fixes no day count, so a stay of three months or more is flagged as scrutiny, not a made-up deduction Try a What if scenario: pass B2, marry or spend months abroad and see your finish line move. Real rules, on a copy, nothing saved What's coming lists the dates ahead: residence time completing, a trip ending, a permit ending, a document expiring. Optional alerts, each opening the screen it names ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Four widgets: residence time so far, longest stay abroad, today's five and the newest story from The Local YOUR DOCUMENTS, ON YOUR IPHONE Attach the evidence for each requirement and note when it expires. They stay on this iPhone, encrypted while it is locked and out of your backup. Belong France never sees them STAY INFORMED News from The Local France inside the app, with optional alerts. The stories are The Local's, some need their subscription HONEST BY DESIGN No fake finish dates. Belong France tells you what is in your hands, what is not and the next step. An independent app by Belong Europe ApS, not a government service. A tracker, not legal advice: verify with your préfecture or a lawyer. Questions: hello@belongeurope.com Belong France Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription (€34.99/year) with a 7 day free trial, charged to your Apple Account. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms and conditions: terms.belongfrance.app Privacy policy: privacy.belongfrance.app